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Hellenic Journal of Atherosclerosis Instructions to Authors Scope The “Hellenic Journal of Atherosclerosis” is a peer-reviewed academic journal which publishes all sources papers concerned with research and investigation on atherosclerosis, its complications, and related diseases, including: Lipoprotein metabolism, arterial and vascular biology and disease, thrombosis, inflammation, disorders of lipid transport diabetes and hypertension as related to atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular risk factors. The editors are also interested in clinical papers dealing with case studies of specific or general interest, new or unusual lipid syndromes, and the genetic basis and familial incidence of atherosclerosis and related diseases. High quality reports of controlled clinical trials of drugs or diets will be considered provided the paper deals with the mechanism of action of the drug or diet. Objective The “Hellenic Journal of Atherosclerosis” is the official scientific journal of the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society. Its main objective is the continuous education of scientists of various disciplines including Medical doctors, Biologists, Biochemists, Dieticians, etc. in various topics related to the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. Types of papers Types of papers that can be submitted for consideration by the Editorial Board include: 1. Editorials. Brief review articles on current and/or ambiguous topics related to Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease without abstract, written after invitation of the Editorial Board. Three key-words should be listed. 2. Reviews. Detailed surveys of medical subjects with the emphasis on current points of view related to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. 3. Original papers. Reports on clinical trials or experimental work and epidemiological prospective or retrospective research in topics related to atherosclerosis, based on a research protocol described in detail in the methodology section. The results of the study should not have been previously published (except in abstract form). Clinical and epidemiological studies with particular interest to Greek healthcare workers will be given priority. Quite exceptionally original papers published in distinguished foreign journals by Greek scientists especially when their results are relevant for the Greek medical community can be republished in HELLENIC JOURNAL OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS after been approved by the Editorial Board. These papers must be translated by the authors, who also have to obtain written permission by the copyright owners. 4. Clinical points of view. A diagnostic, therapeutic or epidemiological approach to several clinical syndromes of the atherosclerotic disease; the data for and against should be in algorithmic form. 5. Case reports. Reports on new or very rare clinical cases of atherosclerotic disease, new diagnostic criteria or new therapeutic methods with proven results. 6. Conferences, seminars, round tables. Abstracts or short texts of speakers participated in conferences, seminars or round tables related to atherosclerosis organized by, or been under, the auspices of the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society or abstracts presented as posters in conferences organized by the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society. 7. Book presentations. They should refer to the title of the book, the authors’ name(s), the number of pages, the name of the publisher, the date and the place of publication and the price. 8. Correspondence. Letters containing comments on papers published in the journal, preliminary results, remarks about untoward eff ects of drugs, judgments concerning the journal etc. They must be signed. Previous or duplicate publication. Length of papers Editorials not exceed the 1,000 words. Review articles should not exceed 5,000 words including tables, legends to the figures and references and could include
Hellenic Journal of Atherosclerosis up to three figures. However, the Editorial Board may allow the publication of longer reviews upon judgement. Original papers should be shorter, generally not exceeding 4,000 words including tables, legends to the figures and references and could include up to six fi gures. Clinical points of view should not exceed 1,500 words, case reports 1,000 words and letters to the Editor 500 words. Assembling a paper HELLENIC JOURNAL OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS has agreed to conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals (Vancouver System) and its guidelines for authors are in accordance to the above requirements. Papers must be typed doublespace of the usual dimensions (ISO A4 210x297 mm), with margins of at least 3.5 cm. A separate page must be used for the title, the abstract and keywords, the main text, the acknowledgements, the references, the tables, the figures and the figure legends. Title page: Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. It contains (a) the title of the article, which must be brief (up to 12 words), (b) running title up to 50 characters, (c) name and position of the authors(s), (d) institutional affi liation of each author, (e) name, address, telephone number, fax number of the author responsible for correspondence. Author names and affiliations: Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors’ affiliation addresses (where the actual affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author’s name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author. Corresponding author: Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication. Ensure that phone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author. Abstract and key words: A concise and factual abstract is required in English and in Greek. It must include the title, the names of the authors and the institutional affi liation of each author. It should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone.For this reason, references should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract. Abstracts are limited to 250 words with the exception of clinical points of view and case reports whose length is limited to 150 words. The abstracts of the reviews must be descriptive, mentioning all chapters contained and the main conclusions. Abstracts of the original papers, should be structured into four paragraphs, under the following captions: Aim, Material or Patients and Methods, Results, Conclusions. It is important that the quality of the English abstract should be excellent, because it is a major criterion for the acceptance of the journal in the international lists of Biomedical journals Immediately after the abstract, provide 3-10 keywords, using American spelling and avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, ‘and’, ‘of’). chosen from the MeSH terms of Index Medicus. Text: Original papers usually contain the following chapters: Introduction, Material or Patients and Methods, Results, Discussion. The introduction contains the background and the necessary references and cites the objective of the study. The study protocol must be thoroughly described in the methodology section. Details such as the mode of patient or material selection, as well as the methodology applied must be fully disclosed in order that the research may be reproduced by future investigators. In the case of research related to human beings it must be stated that the research was performed according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (1975). The pharmaceutical substances used must be mentioned by their generic names. In the same chapter the data evaluated must be described and the chapter should be completed by an analysis
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